Migration - Jesuit European Social Centre

Giving hope to the forgotten children of Sofia

Soraia Ribeiro — Tue, 11 May 2021 08:15:23 +0000

In an effort to reflect on the life, policies and practices of the European Union, JESC presents a set of interviews with the Social Delegates from provinces all over Europe and the Near East. We invite you to read the interview with Markus Inama SJ, former Social Delegate for Austria and Germany, Superior of the […]

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Low-skilled immigrants? EU and US evidence calls for a nuanced policy

Peter Rožič SJ — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:22:24 +0000

“I can say quite clearly: Don’t come over” (U.S. President J. Biden, Mar 17 2021) 1 Immigration is a perennial and complex human reality. It originates and results in personal as well as socio-political phenomena that range from curse to blessing and always contain a high degree of contention. Particularly polarising is the question of […]

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The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe

JESC — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:58:25 +0000

The election of Donald Trump as the future 45th US President took place on 9 November, 27 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does it herald a comparable cataclysm in world politics? Like the British referendum in June, the US election came as a rude awakening to many in Europe. […]

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Uprooted children

JESC — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:42:44 +0000

At the beginning of September, the United Nations’ children’s fund Unicef presented the report “Uprooted”. Its shocking message was that there are almost 50 million displaced children and young people worldwide, with 28 million of these fleeing from terror and violence. When compared with the United Nations’ worldwide refugee figures, it is seen that every […]

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Brexit – A schism for Europe

JESC — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:41:17 +0000

“The curtain is closed while all questions remain open” – this Bertolt Brecht quote aptly sums up the situation after the UK’s referendum on 23 June. By a narrow margin of 51.9% the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. With a turnout of 72% of the electorate, this corresponds to 37% of all […]

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Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans

JESC — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:43 +0000

In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans His first official visit outside of Rome in 2013 to the island of Lampedusa, the celebration of Holy Mass in Ciudad Juárez in February 2016 in front of the barbed wire fence […]

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EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis

JESC — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:22:20 +0000

The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who arrive in the Greek islands, even the Syrians. In turn, the EU is committed to accept an equivalent number of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey. By sending refugees to Turkey, the […]

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The Netherlands takes over the presidency of the Council of the EU

JESC — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:19:49 +0000

The Netherlands has officially taken over, on January the 1st, the rotatory Presidency of the European Union at a crucial and difficult moment: when the 28 EU countries face not only a dramatic refugee crisis and they undergo an intense terrorism threat, but also challenged with the negotiations to assure the permanence of Britain in the […]

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Méditerranée: une route dans la mer. Migrations des peuples, cultures, religions

JESC — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:14:02 +0000

Une centaine de personnes membres des branches française, belge, portugaise, italienne, maltaise du MIAMSI se sont réunies autour de ce thème du 20 au 22 novembre dernier à Pozzalo, sous le patronage du Conseil de l’Europe. Cette petite ville de la côte sud de la Sicile est régulièrement placée sous les feux de la rampe, […]

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Migration trends across the western route of the Mediterranean

JESC — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:25:38 +0000

The Moroccan border with the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla Syrian people fleeing from the conflict usually arrive to Morocco from Algeria, where they did not need a visa until beginning of 2015 (Palestine Syrians need a visa since 2014). They are mostly families with children. Now that Algeria asks them for a visa, […]

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